BIOGRAPHIE

Isamu Hirabayashi was born in 1972 and graduated from Musashino Art University. After a carrier in graphic design, he became an audio visual director. While directing commercial movies mainly, he started making independent short films. Internationally acclaimed, some of them were screened at the Directors' Fortnight, the Venice International Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, the Locarno International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. He received the Special Mention for “663114” at the Berlinale and the Special Mention for “Babin” at the Locarno Festival. His shorts amounting to 19 in 2017 vary from live-action adaptation to animated or experimental genres. He is currently in redaction of the scenario for his first feature film. “Shimajiro’s Wow,” an educational program for children for which he has been working as a general director since 2012, was nominated for the Emmy Awards as well as at the Banff World Media Festival.

FILMOGRAPHIE

• 2021 6 Legs Director, Referent, Sales, Script, Editing, Camera, Script, Editing, Camera, Script, Editing, Camera
• 2021 Shirataki Director, Referent
• 2018 Kuu Director
• 2018 Mountain Director, Referent, Script, Script, Script
• 2016 Heaven Director, Production
• 2015 Octopus Director, Referent
• 2015 Little Shimajiro JP Director, Referent, Script, Script, Script
• 2013 Ninja & Soldier Director, Referent, Script, Animation, Editing, Text, Script, Animation, Editing, Text, Script, Animation, Editing, Text
• 2013 Soliton Director, Referent
• 2011 663114 L Director, Production, Referent, Sales, Animation, Animation, Animation
• 2011 Matou Director, Production, Referent, Sales
• 2010 Shikasha L Director, Referent
• 2009 Aramaki Director, Referent, Sales
• 2008 Babin L Director, Script, Editing, Script, Editing, Script, Editing
• 2007 A story constructed of 17 pieces of space and 1 maggot Director, Production, Script, Script, Script
• 2006 Doron L Director, Production, Script, Editing, Film score composer, Script, Editing, Film score composer, Script, Editing, Film score composer
• 2005 Shizen tono taiwa Director, Production, Script, Sound designer, Editing, Camera, Film score composer, Script, Sound designer, Editing, Camera, Film score composer, Script, Sound designer, Editing, Camera, Film score composer
• 2003 Helmut L Director, Referent, Sales